Coming Soon

July 10, 2008

July 18

Â?The Dark KnightÂ?

Christian Bale brought a somber soulfulness to Bruce Wayne in Â?Batman Begins,Â? and Heath Ledger fans will be eager to see his final complete performance as the Joker before his death earlier this year. Also stars Michael Caine.

Â?Mamma Mia!Â?

Meryl Streep is the mama, and Pierce Brosnan, Colin Firth or Stellan Skarsgard might be the daddies in this Greek Isles romp about a brideÂ?s search for her real dad, set to the music of ABBA and based on the stage musical.

Andrew Garfield (Â?Lions for Lambs,Â? Â?The Other Boleyn GirlÂ?) stars in this British drama about a young man who faces life in the free world after doing years in prison for a murder he committed as a child.

July 25

Â?American TeenÂ?

ItÂ?s the Â?Breakfast ClubÂ? in real life with this teen documentary about a jock, a nerd, a stud, a popular girl and an artsy one. Filmed in Warsaw.

Â?Henry Poole Is HereÂ?

Luke Wilson and Radha Mitchell star in this satire of faith, hope and cynicism in suburbia, all spinning around a man who tries to go into seclusion back in the small town neighborhood where he grew up. And fails.

Â?The Long ShotsÂ?

Ice Cube and Keke Palmer star in this kidsÂ? film about the first girl to play Pop Warner football.

Â?Step BrothersÂ?

Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly are adult slackers who become family when oneÂ?s mom marries the otherÂ?s dad. Also stars Richard Jenkins and Mary Steenburgen.

Â?The X-Files: I Want to BelieveÂ?

The usual suspects are back, Scully and Mulder, aka Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny. Other stars in this secretive sequel include Amanda Peet and Billy Connolly, all still wondering if Â?the truth is out there.Â?

Aug. 1

Â?Brideshead RevisitedÂ?

The Evelyn Waugh novel about British decadence between the World Wars, memorably adapted for TV in the Â?80s, becomes a theatrical film starring Matthew Goode (Â?Match PointÂ?) in the Jeremy Irons role as the young man fascinated with the wealthy Marchmain family, especially Sebastian (Ben Whishaw of Â?PerfumeÂ?) and his sophisticated sister, Julia (Hayley Atwell, of Â?CassandraÂ?s DreamÂ?). Academy Award-winner Emma Thompson co-stars as Lady Marchmain.

Brendan FraserÂ?s back, not in 3-D this time, to provide fodder for another Universal Studios thrill-ride in this popcorn popper, with Jet Li as the emperor and Maria Bello along for the trip. Oscar winner Rachel Weisz doesnÂ?t return, the snob. SheÂ?s doing Â?Sin City 2.Â?

Â?The RockerÂ?

Rainn Wilson (Â?The OfficeÂ?) stars as a wanna-been drummer who never had his shot at fame, but who wins a second chance with a nephewÂ?s band, 20 years after being kicked out of his first band. Also stars Christina Applegate.

Â?Swing VoteÂ?

A critical election comes down to the vote of one apathetic, beer-chugging nobody (Kevin Costner). Kelsey Grammer plays the president, and assorted D.C. TV-talking-heads appear as themselves.